Troy Bombers plan delayed, but moving forward

Tami Dzembo, one half of the brother-sister team planning to open a Bombers Burrito Bar in Troy, told me today that the restaurant plan is behind schedule, but still moving forward.

Dzembo and Glenn Young are planning to convert a long-vacant building at 2 King St. (map) into the first Bombers franchise. (Locations in Schenectady and Albany are not franchises, as they’re owned and operated directly by Matt Baumgartner.)

C2 Design and Architecture is designing the restaurant (more renderings are below), which will have a 50-seat patio along Federal Street. The building is owned by Donald Boyajian, who also owns adjacent buildings from 4-10 King Street.

Dzembo and Young originally hoped to have the restaurant open by October. But Dzembo said there have been unexpected delays, and she is now hoping to sign financing documents this month and begin construction in October. She said she’d rather not predict when the restaurant will open.

J, you really are a piece of work. It’s bad enough that you never have anything positive to say about ANYTHING that goes on around here. Now you’re practically GLOATING over the apparent failure of a LOCAL business. Do us all a favor and move far, far away.

My only comment, taxpayers dollars should not be used to fund private enterprise. New York taxpayers have been whipsawed by the State, local and NYRA boondoggles long enough. Legislation should be passed that makes it illegal to use tax dollars for private business unless there is an iron clad contract for repayment in place. Let the taxpayer get some relief from some of the so called business successes, not just the inner circle folks.